Re: [MLUG] tentative specs for our Linux box...

["Mark Rages" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 4/15/07, Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> On 4/15/07, Mark Rages <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > woot.com has a similar machine for $385 shipped right now.
>
> Interesting. Of course part of this is wanting to build it...
>
> > Antec cases are really nice, but you can save lots of money by getting
> > a cheap case and power supply.  Even the low-end cases rarely draw
> > blood these days.
>
> That is actually the one part I am committed not to compromising on. I
> suspect this case will end up holding many systems over time, and I
> really used to HATE cheap cases. Plus, I got this one for $49,
> (admittedly without a power supply).

Well, that's a good price, and you're getting value for your money.
You can use the case until the industry switches form factors again.

> > I have a cheap power supply in the computer on my desk.  Its switching
> > frequency seems to be around 10kHz, right at the upper limit of my
> > hearing and very very annoying.  I don't mind the white noise of fans
> > or the rumble of hard disk heads.  But this constant high-pitched
> > whine is slowly driving me insane.
>
> This is what I will have to avoid. The continued absence of (loud)
> rock music in my son's life means he has really sensitive hearing, as
> does my daughter, and there are sounds that would really be
> non-starters, including this one.

As I understand the physiology of hearing, eventually my ears will
become deaf to this particular frequency -- Problem solved!

Regards,
Mark
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